OUR MISSION

• At Business Consultants, our mission is to be recognized and respected for consistently delivering quality management and technology consulting services to our public and private clients.

OUR VALUES

• Honesty, Integrity and Reliability
• Effective and consistent communication
• Easy access to knowledge and resources

OUR TEAM

David MacDonald, Practice Lead

• David is a versatile strategist and innovative problem solver. He has over 35 years of experience in developing bottom line driven solutions for various clients around the world. He has extensive experience in start up, accounting clean up turnaround. With significant Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and IT experience, he is flexible with proven ability to add value. David is Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Carleton University, Ontario.

Irfan Saeed, Director, ERM

• Irfan is Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) specialist, with strong finance, technology and management experience spanning 20 years in Management and Technology Consulting, Strategy and Governance. Irfan hold Bachelor of Commerce from University of Karachi, BS in Management and Accounting and MS in Management Systems Analysis from Kean University, New Jersey. He also holds PMP, CISA, CRISC and CGEIT designations.

Jamil Khattak, Senior Consultant

• Jamil is a 20 year veteran of operational, financial and information systems auditing. He specializes in organizational Informational Security Programs and IT Governance implementation. He holds a Masters of Science in Business Administration (with specialization in Information Systems) from Texas Tech University and MBA (Finance) from Punjab University. He also holds CISA, CISM, and CMA designations. He is pursuing CISSP and CIA designations.

John Richard, Practice Director

• John has extensive experience in Business Process Engineering and change management. He specializes in planning, development and direction of operations of the Business Process Engineering projects. He facilitates the optimization of business unit performance by enhancing the alignment between business processes and information technology. John holds MBA from Rutgers University, NJ, USA.

Khaled El-Arousi, VP Professional Services, EMEA Region

• Khaled manages Business Consultants' operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He has more then fifteen years of experience relationship management and has worked with client teams, management and end-users. Khaled holds MBA from Northfield University, UK.

Sohail Butt, Director of Finance & Management Consultant

• Sohail has over 15 years of senior level financial management experience with various organizations. He speacilizes in strategic financial management, productivity enhancement, and cost effectiveness strategies. He holds an MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences. He also holds CPA (USA) and CMA designations.

Steve Bailey, Director

• Steve manages our internal auditing practice. He facilitates the organization's review of financial controls and provides recommendations for continued improvement. Steve ensures that Internal Audit Department maintains independence, organizational, and professional ethical standards. Steve holds CPA, CA and CIA designations.

Syed Nasim Alam, Vice President, EMEA Region

• Nasim Alam is an experienced HR executive with over 40 years of experience in HR Management. He leads Business Consultants’ Human Capital Management Practice in Middle East. Business Consultants’ Human Capital Management Practice helps organizations globally to optimize their performance by meeting their most critical needs around managing, rewarding, and engaging talent; ensuring responsible executive remuneration; and enhancing HR effectiveness.

Syed Tirmizey, Practice Lead

• Syed heads North American Internal Audit Practice of Business Consultants and assists other practice areas such as IFRS Migration, Sarbanes Oxley, Bill C198 (MI 52-109), Corporate Governance, ERM, Business Transformation, ERP Implementation, Operational, Financial and IT Audit, IT Governance, Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA) and IT Security engagements in Canada. Syed is Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds CIA and CISA designations.
  

Terry Smith, Director

• Terry is an experienced Mechanical Engineering Consultant with over 40 years of experience, who provides a deeper level of assistance such as consulting on business processes, plant maintenance, heavy and industrial equipment and operations support. Terry holds B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Victoria Welsh, Principal

• Victoria has over 30 years of IT, management, audit and security experience. She is in our New York Office and specializes in Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI and GRC engagements. Some of her strengths include change management, disaster recovery, process improvements, incident management and project management. Victoria holds MS in Management Information Systems from NJIT and holds CPA from New York.

William (Bill) Hayes, VP Professional Services, Europe

• Bill is responsible for leading the service delivery of our European operations.He Provides strategic vision and planning for clients engagements with attention to cost-effectiveness, efficient scaling, and adaptability to diverse service offering.Bill holds MBA from Leeds University, UK.